Day of Thanks 2024

May God bless you all this Thanksgiving, and may you use your blessings to bless those around you.

The first Thanksgiving celebrations are found in the Old Testament of our Bible.

The European Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving in the Americas after their first harvest in 1621.

But it wasn't until the Civil War began in the mid-1800s that President Lincoln decided the nation needed a celebration to bring it together and honor the Lord God of creation. 

Who in his mind is the benefactor of our nation?

I agree with this and know that God and our Lord Christ Jesus are mindful of us all.

There was no set date for Thanksgiving at the time. 

Each year, our nation's President had to proclaim the Thanksgiving Proclamation. 

That is, until,

Franklin Roosevelt declared the last Thursday of November the official date of Thanksgiving for the United States.

Thanksgiving, by its very nature, is our nation's way of honoring God for His grace and Mercy to each of us. Whether or not a person chooses to believe is still an individual choice. However, God's love for mankind and his creation is evident every day in the sun that rises, rain, the air we breathe, and many other things we take for granted. 

God loves you all, and we are never alone. Praise the Living God and Father of us all.